Machine for cutting clay products.



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PATBNTED FEB. '7, 1905.

G. A. CHRISTIANSEN.

MACHINE FOR CUTTING CLAY PRODUCTS APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. 1904.

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No. 781,934. PATENTED PEB. '7, 1905. C. A. CHRISTIANSBN. MACHINE FOR CUTTING CLAY PRODUCTS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. 1904.

Patented February '7, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT EETCE.V

CHRISTIAN A. CHRISTIANSEN, OF PERTH AMBOY, NEW' JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T O HIMSELE, AND vWILLIAM JAMES LYLE, OF SOUTH 'RIVER NE1V JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR CUTTING CLAY PRODUCTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,934, dated February 7, 1905,

Application led May 23, 1904. Serial Nov 209,228.

Be it known that LCI-IRISTIAN A.(1iIuIs'rL-\N sux', a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Perth Amboy, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Cutting Clay Products, of which the following is a specification.

v invention relates to a machine for cutting clay products.

lt has for its object to provide a machine for cutting clay products, comprising a stationary table and slidable tables over which the clay product is fed, one of said slidable tables havingl a tilting top, whereby the clay sections can be removed on cn'd in the position to be hui-ned, means for holding said tables together to a predetermined point in their travel and then unlocking them, so that they may be moved independently of each other, means carried by the other slidablc tai ble for cutting' the clay product into sections, and other features hereinafter referred to.

1t further consists in providing a device of the character set forth embodying advantages in point of perfect operation, simplicity, strength, and inexpensiveness.

1n the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view looking at one side of the machine, one end of the hase lnokenaway and the parts being iu the position they occupy previous tothe operation of cutting the clay product. Eig. is a side view looking at the other side of the machine, the parts being' in the position they occupy after the clay product has been cut and is ready to be removed from the Inachine. Fig. 3 is a longitudinally-verticalsectional view taken on the line ,fr '.1' of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is an end view looking at the left-hand end of the machine. Eig. 5 is a plan view. Eig. 6 is a perspective view of a modification of the wings.

Corresponding parts in all the figures are denoted by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the base of the machine, on one end of which a stationary table Q is constructed comprising vertical end legs 3 and 1 and intermediate verend of the table uncovered.

tical legs 5, connected together at their upper ends by side bars (S and 7 and cud bars 8 and a short top 9 spanning the side bars and connected thereto at the left-hand end of the table, leaving the rest of the space between said side bars 6 and T from said top to the other This slidahle table 10, on which the clay product is cut into sections, is mounted ou the table 2 and comprises vertical end legs 11 and 1Q, located between the side bars (3 and i' of the table? and connected together at their upper ends by side bars 13 and 11 and at their lower ends by bars 11*L and 15 and upper end bars 15 and 16 and a top 1T, connected to the side and end bars 13 and 11, and end bars 15 and 16, thc edges overhangingl and resting on the side bars (i and T, which serve as guides for the slidable table. (1 roovcd wheels 19 for guiding the table 10 and making its movement easy are journaled in the bifurcated lower ends of legs 11 and 12 of the slidable table 10 and run on tracks 20, secured on the base 1.

The slidable tilting table 10 is mounted on the base 1 andl comprises a base 11, having holes therein in which are journaled grooved wheels 12, which also run on the tracks Q0 to guide the table and make its movement easy; vertical end legs 12kl and 13, their lower ends secured to said base 11 and their upper end to a top 11; a superposed top 15, mounted on the right-hand end of the tahh` 10 by means of ears 16, the upper ends secured thereto and the lower ends pivotcd to top11 by pius1`T.

For the purpose of supporting the inner end of the tilting top 15 Hush with the tops of the tables 10 and 2 a bar 1S is secured to the top 11 and has i1pwardly-projecting arms 19, provided with seats 50, on which the inner end of the table rests.

On the outer end of the tilting' table-top a bracket 51 is secured to support the pallet 52, against which the clay products abut, said bracket comprising a horizontal member 53, provided with an elongated slot 51, through which screws 51 project and enter the under side of the tabletop, thus rendering the bracket longitudinally adjustable, and a vertical member 55, pivotally secured to the horil Zontal member at 56, so that it can be turned j down out of the way when desired. It will therefore be seen that by reason of the top of l the slidable table 40 being pivoted it can be turned down and the clay sections which` have been fed thereon removed on end on the pallet, this being' the position in which they are required to be in before being burned.

An arched bar passes over the top of the base of the tilting table and through holes 61 in the lower bars of the slidable table 10 and has its ends secured to the base 1 and serves to guide said tables in their movement and hold them on their tracks. For the purpose of holding' said tables together until a predetermined point in their travel is reached and then releasing them a gravity-catch 65 is pivoted on one of the legs 12 at theforward end of the table 10, the outer end provided with a notch 66, arranged to engage the projecting end of a bar 67, secured to the legs 42n at the inner end of the table 40 when the tables are together, and the inner end forked at 68 and having a wheel 69 journaled therein adapted when the tables have reached the predetermined point in their travel where they are to be separated to ride up on a bar 70 and turn said lever so that the notched end will be disengaged from the. bar 67, thereby unlocking' the tables.

Pairs of oppositely-positioned wings havind their ends spaced apart are mounted on the top of the table l0, each pair comprising upwardly-projecting members 80, hinged to horizontal members 81, provided with elongated slots 82, through which screws 83 pass and enter the top of table, said wings being held in their adjusted positions by means of bolts a, the bolts at one end passing through ears on the members 80 of the wings and having nuts 80b on said ends and the other ends pivoted to ears on the members 81. It will therefore be seen that the wings may be adjusted apart laterally and turned to the desired angle to suit the shape and size of the clay product passing between them.

An oscillatory device for cutting the clay product as it passes between the wings is mounted on the table 10 and comprises vertical rings 84 encircling the top of the table 10 and connected together by bars 85, the ends of the lower bar projecting through the rings and entering holes in the bars 14a and 15b of the table 10 to thereby pivot the cutting device, and wires 85 project through slots 80 in the top of the tables, which slots register with the spaces between the wings, the lower ends of said wires being connected to the upper ends of links 87, the lower ends of which engage a bar 88, supported in arms 89, projecting upwardly from the inner periphery of the rings, and the upper ends of said wires are connected to the lower hooked ends of threaded bolts 89, which project through an elongated slot in a bar 90, mounted between lug's 91 on the outer periphery of the upper part of the rings, encircle the upper ends of the bolts 89 between nuts 93 thereon and washers 94, resting on the top of the slotted bar. It will therefore be seen that as the cutting device is oscillated back and forth the wires will pass across the table through the slits therein and between the ends of the wings, thereby cutting the clay product into sections as it passes between said wings and finally onto the table Lt0.

For the purpose of returning the table 10 after it has been pushed over by the travel of the clay product across it pivoted links 95 and 96 are provided, one of said links being pivoted to a rod 97, secured between the front legs of the table 10 and the other link connected to a reeiprocatory rod 98, mounted in bearings 99 on the front legs of the table 2 and having a lever 100 for turning it.

Referring to the modification Fig. 6, in

' this form of my invention each wing consists of an upwardly-projeeting member 101, provided with slots 102 and pivotedon a horizontal member 103, which is provided with elongated slots 104, through which screws 105 pass and enter the top of the table 10, whereby the wing may be adjusted laterally, and the members 101 are provided with ears to which the inner ends of bolts 107 are pivoted, and the member 103 with slotted ears through which the other ends of the bolts pass and are provided with nuts 108, whereby the wings may be adjusted on their pivots.

The operation is as follows: The parts being in the position shown in Fig. 1, the clay product, which is fed continuously from a clay-machine, passes onto the table 2 and across the slidable tables 10 and 40, which are locked together, and during its progress across the table l0 the cutting device is drawn across the table, severing the clay product into sections. As the clay product progresses across the tables 10 and 40 it moves said tables away from the table 2, and when the tables reach a predetermined point the gravity-lever is operated to unlock them, by`

which time the sections of the clay product have passed onto the table 40, which ismoved to the right-hand end of the base 1 and the top tilted down, so that the clay sections can be removed therefrom on the pallet and submitted to the burning process. At the same time that the table 40 is moved to the right the table 10 is returned by means of the lever 100, and after the clay sections have been removed from the table 40 it is again returned and locked by the gravity-catch to the table 10. The cutting device is then drawn in the opposite direction across the table l0 and cuts the clay product, which has by this time passed across the table 10, and the operation and springs 92 IOO IOS

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progresses as above described until the numl able top for depositing' the product on end,

ber ot' sections desired have been severed from the clay product. i

l do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the details of construction and arrangement as herein described and illustrated, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may be made in the features of construction and arrangement in the adaption of the device to various conditions of use without dej'iarting' from the spirit and scope of my invention and improvements. I therefore reserve the right to all such variation and modification as properly fall within the scope of my invention and the terms o'tl the following' claims.

liaving'thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A machine for cutting' clay products comp risi ng' a base, a table slidable thereon and having' transverse cutting' means, and a table also slidable on said base and having' a tiltable top, and automatically-operated means for locking' and unlocking said tables, substantially as described.

'2. A machinefor cutting'clay products comprising' a base, a tableslidable thereon and having' wings aml a transverse cutting device, and a table slidable on said base and having' a long'itudinally-tiltable top for depositing the product on end, substantially as described.

3. A machine for cutting' clay products comprising' a base, a table slidable thereon and having' adjustable wings and transverse cutting' means, and a table also slidable thereon and having a long'itudinally-tiltable top for depositing' the product on end, substantially as described.

A machine for cutting' clay products comprising' a base, a table slidable thereon and having' pivoted adjustable Wings and transverse cutting' means, and a table also slidable thereon and having' a long'itudinally-tiltabletop for depositing the product on end, substantially as described.

ln a machine for cutting' clay products, a base, and a table slidable thereon and having a tiltable top provided with an adjustable bracket on its outer end, substantially as described.

ll. ln a machine for cutting' clay products, a base, and a table slidable thereon and having' a tiltable top provided with an adjustable pivoted bracket on its outer end, substantially as described.

T. A machine for cutting clay products,com prising' a stationary table, aslidable table, having' transverse cutting' means, and slidable table having' a longitudinally-tiltable top for depositing the product on end, substantially as described.

S. A machine for cutting' clay products,comprising' a stationary table, a slid-able table having' wings and transverse cutting' means, and a slidable table having' a long'itudinally-tiltsubstantially as described.

9. A machine for cutting' clay products,com prising a stationary table, a slidable table having' transverse cutting' means, a slidable table having' a longitudinally-tiltable top for depositing the product on end, and means for locking' the slidable tables, substantially as described.

10. A machine for cutting' clay products, comprising' a stationary table, a slidable table having' transverse cutting' means, a slidable table having a tiltable top, and automaticallyoperated means for locking' and unlocking' the slidable tables, substantially as described.

1.1.'A machine for cut-ting' clay products, comprising' a stationary table, a slidable table having' adjustable wings and transverse cutting'neaus, and aslidable tablehavinga longitudinally-tiltable top for depositing' the product on end, substantially described.

l2. A machine for cutting' clay products, comprising' a stationary table, a slidable table having' hinged wings and transverse cutting' means, and a slidable table having' a longitudinally-tiltable top for depositing' the product on end, substantially as described.

13. A machine for cutting' clay products, comprising' a stationary table, a slidable table having' hinged adjustable wings, and aslid- 9 able table having' a longitudinally-tiltable top for depositing' the product on end, substantially as described.

H. A machine for cutting' clay products, comprising' a stationary table, a slidable table having' slots through its top, tmpositely-positioned pairs of wings, the ends of each pair spaced from the ends of the adjacent pair so as to leave slots registering with the slots in the table, and a transverse cutting' device comprising' cutting-wires passing' through said slots, anda slidable table having' a tiltable top, substantially as described.

15. A machine for cutting clay products, comprising a stationary table, a slidable table having' slots through its top, wings having' slots registering' \vith the slots in the table, anda transverse cutting' device having' cutting' members working' in the slots in the table and wings, and a slidable table having a tiltable top, substantially as described.

16. A machine for cutting clay products, comprising' a stationary table, a slidable table having' transverse cutting' means, a slidable table having' a tiltable top, and a gravity-catch for locking and unlocking' said tables, substantially as described.

1T. A machine for cutting' clay products, comprising a stationary table, a slidable table having' \vings\and transverse cuttingmeans, a slidable table having' a tiltable top, and a gravity-catch for locking and unlocking' said tables, substantially as described.

18. A machine for cutting' clay products, comprising' a stationary table, a slidable table IOO IOS

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having slots through its top, Wings having slots registering with the slots in the table and a transverse cutting device comprising pivoted connected rings having cutting members stretched across them and Working in the slots in the table and Wings, and a slidable table having a tiltable top, substantially as described.

19. A machine for cutting' clay products, comprising a stationary table, a slidable table having' slots through its top, Wings having slots registering with the slots in the table and a transverse cutting device comprising pivoted connected rings having cutting members stretched across them and Working' in slots in the table and wings, a slidable table having a tiltabletop, and means for locking and unlocking the slidable tables, substantially as described.

20. A machine for cutting clay products, comprising a stationary table, a slidable table having transverse cutting means, and a slidable table having a tiltable top provided with a bracket on its outer end, substantially as described.

V21. A machine for cutting clay products, comprising a stationary table, a slidable table having transverse cutting' means, and a slidable table having a tiltable top provided with an adjustable bracket on its outer end, substantially as described.

22. A machine for cutting clay products, comprising a stationary table, a slidable table having' transverse cutting' means, and a slidable table having a tiltable top provided with a pivoted adjustable bracket on its outer end,

substantially as described.

A23. A machine for cutting clay products, comprising a stationary table, a slidable table having Wings and transverse cutting means, and a slidable top provided with an adjustable bracket on its outer end, substantially as described.

24. A machine for cutting' clay products, comprising a stationary table, and a bar provided \vith an inclined face, a slidable table havingwa tiltable top and catch-engaging means, and an intermediate slid able table having transverse cutting means and a pivoted gravity-catch one end of Which is provided With a notch to engage or disengage the engaging means on the other slidable table and l a roller on the other end adapted to engage or disengage the bar on the base to operate said catch, substantially as described.

25. A machine for cutting clay products, comprising' a stationary table, a slidable table having a tiltable top, an intermediate slidable table having transverse cutting means, means for operating said table, and automaticallyoperated means for locking or unlocking said slidable tables, substantially as described.

26. A machine for cutting clay products having a slidable cutting-table, a slidable receiving-table, and means for automatically locking and unlocking said tables, substantially as described.

27. A machine for cutting clay products, having a cutting-table, a receiving-table, and a gravity-catch for locking and unlocking said tables, substantially as described.

Q8. A machine 'for cutting clay products, having a cutting-table, a receiving-table, and means for automatically locking and unlocking said tables, substantially as described.

29. A machine for cutting clay products, having a cutting-table. and a receiving-table having a longitudinally-tiltable top for depositing the product on end, substantially as described.

30. A machine for cut-ting clay products, having a cutting-table, a receiving-table having a tiltable top', and means for automatically locking and unlocking said tables, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence ot' the subscribing Witnesses.

CHRISTIAN A. CndISTIANSEN.

IVitnesses:

WILLIAM VooRHEEs, HENRY BURKITT. 

